Christchurch Tramway

... of a glacial lake complete with mucky icebergs. Then it was on the road, through to the Canterbury plains and back to Christchurch for the end of our Connections tour. We walked the couple of blocks with luggage to our chosen hotel, the Latimer ...

... with fresh blue fish and chips on SOL Square, where all the bars and restaurants were picking up for Saturday night. Christchurch also has a tramway running through it, which was introduced in 1905. On our final day, we took the tram ride round the ...

... seems fairly expensive. It was on the Tram that we heard about a rugby match going on that evening. The Crusaders from Christchurch were playing the Western Force from Australia at Jade Stadium. Since we had nothing better to do we decided to go to ...

Christchurch New Zealand's oldest and second largest city has a lot to offer the visitor. Accommodation at all levels, a casino to try the luck, the finest in cafes, restaurants, and plenty of retail therapy. Walk along the Avon River or perhaps a ...

I told you in my last entry that New Zealand was going to be special, well, it hasn't proved me wrong over the past 4 days! On Sunday I went to pick up my parents and my brother at the airport and it was so weird to see them again! It felt that it was ...

After leaving Sydney for New Zealand our first port of call was to be Christchurch and the south Island. Originally we had planned to spend a month doing New Zealand and in a camper van, but we had to reassess those plans with still a lot of ground to ...

... tickets! You can't see any view from it either. Jasper definitely wins on that one. The next morning it was off to Christchurch, stopping at some really interesting places on the way. Lake Pukaki was one of them. It was a stunning view of snow capped ...